Died June 8, 1891 Alma mater Yale College | Name Charles McCurdy | |
Full Name Charles Johnson McCurdy Born December 7, 1797 Lyme, Connecticut, U.S. Occupation Lawyer, diplomat, politician Parent(s) Richard McCurdy
Ursula Wolcott Griswold Relatives Roger Wolcott (maternal great-great-grandfather)
Oliver Wolcott (maternal great-great-great-uncle)
Matthew Griswold (maternal great-grandfather)
Richard Aldrich McCurdy (nephew) | ||
Charles Johnson McCurdy (December 7, 1797 – June 8, 1891) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1847 to 1849.
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Early life
Charles J. McCurdy was born at Lyme, Connecticut. His father, Richard McCurdy, was a graduate of Yale and a lawyer by profession, but devoted himself to agricultural pursuits and the care of his estate. His mother was Ursula Wolcott Griswold, granddaughter on her father's side of Governor Matthew Griswold, whose wife Ursula was the daughter of governor Roger Wolcott, sister of Oliver Wolcott, aunt of Oliver Wolcott Jr, and mother of Roger Griswold, all of whom were governors of Connecticut. Thus, McCurcy was related to many governors of the state.
McCurdy entered Yale College in 1813, and was graduated in 1817 with high honors.
Political career
In 1832 he was Connecticut state senator, then served as Speaker of the House in 1840-41 and 1844. He was elected in 1847 and 1848 as lieutenant governor and president of the senate.
Diplomat and Judge
From 1850 to 1852 he served as U.S. Chargé to the Austrian Empire.
In June 1855 he was appointed a judge of the Connecticut Superior Court, and in 1863 a judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, which position he held until his retirement by constitutional limitation of age in 1867.
Death
McCurdy died on June 8, 1891.